Nov 24, 2024

2014-2015 Academic Catalog

2014-2015 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Business Administration, B.S.

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Admission to the School of Business

Note: To graduate with a major in Business Administration, students must select a minimum of one concentration and earn at least a ‘C’ on courses in the business core and in the concentration area(s). To graduate with a minor in any area of business, students must earn at least a ‘C’ on all courses within the minor(s).

Students earning a B.S. in Business Administration may graduate with a minor in any one of the four concentration areas.

GPA 2.00

Minimum Graduation Requirements (122 credit hours)

Business Core (46 credit hours)

BUS 150 - Foundations of Business Credits: 3 hours
BUS 161 - Business Mathematics Credits: 3 hours
ACCT 201 - Financial Accounting Credits: 3 hours
ACCT 203 - Managerial Accounting Credits: 3 hours
BUS 220 - Marketing Credits: 3 hours
BUS 261 - Foundations of Management Theory Credits: 3 hours
BUS 285 - Legal Environment of Business Credits: 3 hours
ECON 250 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3 hours
ECON 251 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3 hours
IS 200 - Analytical Computing for Business Credits: 3 hours
IS 271 - Business Information Systems Credits: 3 hours
BUS 301 - Principles of Finance Credits: 3 hours
BUS 324 - Business Communications Credits: 3 hours
BUS 352 - Global Environment of Business Credits: 3 hours
BUS 390 - Business Colloquium Credits: 1 hour
BUS 492 - Business Strategy Credits: 3 hours

Additional Requirements (15 credit hours)

MATH 160 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics Credits: 3 hours
School of Business Electives (2 courses minimum) Credits: 6 hours
Free Electives (2 courses minimum) Credits: 6 hours

Concentration (21 credit hours)

(Select a minimum of one from Accounting, Information Systems, Management, or Marketing)

Plus (6 credit hours)

IS 110 - Basic Computer Applications for Business Credits: 3 hours
COMM 101 - Public Speaking Credits: 3 hours

General Education Requirements (34 credit hours)

Perspectives (0 Credit Hours)

PERS 101 - Perspectives Credits: 0 hours
PERS 102 - Perspectives Credits: 0 hours
PERS 103 - Perspectives Credits: 0 hours
PERS 104 - Perspectives Credits: 0 hours

Critical Thinking (4 credit hours)

CT 101 - Critical Thinking Credits: 2 hours
CT 102 - Critical Thinking Credits: 2 hours

Composition and Literature (6 credit hours)

ENGL 101 - Composition Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 102 - Composition and Introduction to Literature Credits: 3 hours

Religion (3 credit hours)

REL 101 - Understanding the Bible: Texts and Contexts Credits: 3 hours

History (6 credit hours)

HIST 105 - Discovering America Credits: 3 hours
HIST 110 - Discovering the World Credits: 3 hours

Science with Laboratory (4 credit hours)

Choose from the following:

BIOL 101 - General Biology I Credits: 4 hours
BIOL 102 - General Biology II Credits: 4 hours
CHEM 101 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4 hours
PHYS 101 - General Physics I Credits: 4 hours
PHYS 211 - Earth Science Credits: 4 hours

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Choose from the following:

ART 161 - Art Appreciation Credits: 3 hours
DRAM 161 - Drama Appreciation Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 161 - Appreciation of Film Credits: 3 hours
MUSI 161 - Music Appreciation Credits: 3 hours

Humanities (3 credit hours)

Fine Arts Credits: 3 hours
Literature Credits: 3 hours
Philosophy Credits: 3 hours

Health (3 credit hours)

SSPE 201 - Health Credits: 3 hours

Physical Education Activity (2 credit hours)

Physical Education Activity Credits: 1 hour
Physical Education Activity Credits: 1 hour

Critical Thinking-Designated Courses (2 courses)

Critical Thinking (CT) courses may overlap with any other requirement:

CT-Designated Course (can be met with a course from the major or outside the major)
CT-Designated Course (can be met with a course from the major or outside the major)

Writing Intensive-Designated Courses (2 courses)

Writing Intensive (WI) courses may overlap with any other requirement:

WI-Designated Course (must be met with a course from the major)
WI-Designated Course (can be met with a course from the major or outside the major)